Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-02

ne Auulson county dSSoclallOu OF Con |
greRational ministers viii meet with Rev !
NJ. G.. Stebbns at the Cornwall parsonage |
on Tuesday, Aug. 30 Very interesting
exercises are expected, and the following |
gentlemen will take part. Rev. Granville |
Iager of Middlebury college, Rev. Mr.. |
Mahen of whiting, Rev W; b. Hague of
New Haven and Rev. o II: White, ID. d.,
of Boston Hon. K. j. Jones of West
Cornwall returned last Saturday after an
absence OF two weeks in the West.....
Jason Jones, 50 years Of age, died last
week at his home in West Cornwall. Mr..
Jones had been in feeble health for some
time. He leaves wife and three chill
dren.
There will lie a quarterly meeting sun
day at the Methodist Church and Presiding
Elder Culver will preach. Chaunccy 'Tillott-
son has bought the VIM. McManmem house
B. w. Beard has moved to his fathers
farm. THE Heminway band are playing
at Queen City Park this Week.-Mrs..
Downer has returned to town after few
weeks absence There will be Il match
game of ball on the grounds Saturday be
tween the Waterville and Cambridge mines.
Frank Laraway is putting in three piers
in his mill pond The village school com
mences Monday with Miss Flora Pearl of
johnson and Miss Nellie Spooncr, teachers
Henry Russell has moved into the big
house between the school house and the
bridge. Anna Childs is teaching school in
Bakersfield --Sherman Mann is again at
work at the forge in George Manns knife
shop. Henry Brown of Lawrence, Mass
is stopping with his father, S. II. Brown for
a few days. -Four arrivals in town TIE
past week, one at Sammie Wilder's, one at
Llewellyn Gillotson's, one at Herbert Scots
and one at Clint Chaffee's, all girls.
Keelers Bay
A number of young people of South Hero
went into camp at Churchil's grove Tues
day and Thursday they went to Bow and
Arrow oint.-One day last week Mr.
Haynes of Grand Isle htched his horse a
short distance from his bee hives Upon
returning in about an hour he found the
horse dead the bees having swarmed lit
on him and stung him to death. "A boat
which the government had hired to work
OH the new breakwater at Center's landing
sank yesterday. Fortunately nobody was
hurt. To-day they succeeded in bringing
it up, and Will have it repaired for use.
Mrs. Milon Penman is dangerously i'll.
REV. o. c. Wheeler is now able to
ride out in pleasant weather. The Keel
er's Bay nine went to West Milton Saturday
side Camp nine of Burlington. Mis-,
Lizzie $. Nelson of Manchester n H., has
been spending a few days with her cousins,
the Misses Ferris.- a couple of board
ers at ID. c. Centers, pair of twins -
Rev Ford is expected to preach at the
Methodist church next Sunday.
Morrisville.
Prof NJ s. Stone returned Saturday tC
take up another years work at the acad
emy. The term opened Wednesday August
3l.--The ladies of the Congregations
church are 20 hold an cnterta nment at tow
hall on Friday evening THE bills fol
L9moilie County Annual fair are now out
The fair will be held September - to %
--CommInion services will he held at the
Congregational church next Sunday morn
ing. Josiah A. Wood of Balaboo, Wis.
a former resident, is visiting fiends here
The fire engine purchased from Mont
pelier by our fire department was brought
here last week --Chemical fire engine
company No. |, made up of 30 young meI
joined in the procersion of last Wednesd ly
night with their engine handsomely decor
ated and illum lated Their "Rahs'' and
calls for water in front of nearly all busines,
places took first rate.--Hyde Park and
NJ orlisvile juvenile base ball teams played
game on Saturday ON the fair gounds
The Hyde Parks won--Mrs. F. 7. Robinson
is visiting in Bellows Fals.--MisS Haiti,
Hickok goes to Schenectady New York next
week Miss Clara Williams preceptres,
in the academy here last year was in town
ON Saturday. She will teach in NOlthfed
the coming year and will be succeeded here
by Miss Carrie :. Chase, late of Mortified
academy. Knapp was arrested
Wednesday for drunkenness and dlssdcrlN
conduct. Another man arrested at the same
time jumped from the wagon and escaped
"A young son of Carroll Harris one day
last week fell from delivery wagon under
the horses feet but fortunately the horst
did not kick
Chelsea.
At the Congregational church Sunday
forenoon Miss Robertson gave an interesting
account of mission work among the blacks
in Macintosh, Ga. She appeared under
the auspices of the American Home mission
AIRY society, and asking contributions re-
ceivd SO, one person giving SlO.-Rev.
William II. Davis of Detroit Mich. accom-
panied by his seven years old son Robert, is
on fortnight's vacation at his old home,
Edward \. Davis who has been i'll Eu-
rope since May last with Rev. j. b, Rich
ardson. is expected home this week,
Bennington.
The guol delivery which occurred here
during Friday night while perhaps little
unXpected was only n natural sequence to
the incarceration in such gaol as Benning-
ton boasts of, of such professionals a'
the two persons arrested the 10th of August
ON suspicion of being pickpocketS. The job
bears the marks of those VINO knew what
they were about aud had ever confidence IN
their success. In some places in the walls
of the gaol they encountered an iron plate
behind the loosened bricks; hut with the
skill and reasoning of experts they tried
another spot which proved to he the one
where there was no iron lining and where
they easily removed the wall and escaped
1t is hoped now that some move will he
made looking toward providing place
where criminals may be locked up withou
danger of their falling ont when not uSins